I wouldn’t think I would coach again, because it would just be hard not being in the Cowboys’ blue.
TOM LANDRYEvery coach has his own style of play, but when you spend your whole life as a Cowboy, you have to be influenced by what we did.
More Tom Landry Quotes
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If you’re disciplined enough, you don’t get down when you’re behind, and you have a chance to create something positive.
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I at least wanted them to get into a respectable position before anyone else took over.
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Take away winning, and you take away everything that is strong about America.
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Today, you have 100% of your life left.
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As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands. He has a plan for me.
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Look at Bjorn Borg or Jack Nicklaus. Those guys really concentrate. With the world on their shoulders, they’re so absorbed with what they’re doing.
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People striving, being knocked down and coming back… this is what builds character in a man.
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If you show emotion in competition, temporarily, you’ll be ineffective.
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Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.
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Every coach has his own style of play, but when you spend your whole life as a Cowboy, you have to be influenced by what we did.
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Really, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can.
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If you don’t believe in winning, you don’t believe in free enterprise, capitalism, our way of life.
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I know that life is really finding the right relationship between yourself and God.
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I probably should have gotten out, but I really enjoyed the challenge of bringing a team to that game. In fact, I probably enjoy the challenge of it more than the actual game.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that players want to be treated alike.
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